You're right, I had to laugh after my post. While composing it, the two tweets from Williams and Frasier were posted. I had just saw the Picket de-commitment request and was in a pretty negative frame of mind and was thinking the Illini could lose the whole class. Glad to see they are still on board......for now.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (April 2017)
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You're right, I had to laugh after my post. While composing it, the two tweets from Williams and Frasier were posted. I had just saw the Picket de-commitment request and was in a pretty negative frame of mind and was thinking the Illini could lose the whole class. Glad to see they are still on board......for now.
so an asst coach pick can make or break a program for an entire decade?umh, gulp..., wow...,..really?
I wish Javon well, however given where we are going recruiting wise he was going to be recruited over very quickly. Underwood, Antigua and our rumored 3rd assistant aren't going to be satisfied with unranked (and not close to it) tweeners that don't bring a higher rated player with them. If I was giving Javon advice I would tell him to look at SLU or in the Valley, as I think that's where his game fits. As for the Illini - glad to have the schollie
At best bottom 5. Underwood has really got some work to do.
I really liked JP and I believe he could have impacted our team positively...or any B10 team for that matter. unless you are truly one and done, every college player at good programs should expect to be "recruited over".
luckily I believe what BU said at his press conf: he doesn't recruit based on stars.
Hunger, tenacity, discipline will go along way....we will win!
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Unless they are leveraging. Telling him they plan to redshirt him the next season, then anticipating him asking a release from the LOI. To open up a scholarship
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There is good news coming I think a lot of people are going to be surprised with what this staff brings in to offset departures.
Got to Love Frazier and Da' Monte loyalty they are going to strive under Coach Underwood's style of play.
This transformation for Illinois Basketball has not been easy for anyone it had to be done. The future for ILLINOIS BASKETBALL IS ORANGE BRIGHT.
Keep you ear to the ground We Will Win.
Got to Love Frazier and Da' Monte loyalty they are going to strive under Coach Underwood's style of play.
This transformation for Illinois Basketball has not been easy for anyone it had to be done. The future for ILLINOIS BASKETBALL IS ORANGE BRIGHT.
Keep you ear to the ground We Will Win.
Ready for a surprise? Would love to have Mohammed Bamba and Knox/Bowen for the players we just lost.
Haha! I guess we'd all take that trade. Let's dream big, right?
PG - Tremont Waters
CG - Trent Frazier
G - Da'Monte Williams
WF - Kevin Knox
C/F - Mo Bamba
PF - Carlton Bragg (transfer - sit 1, play 2)
F/C - Kerem Kanter (5th year)
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Derek Piper @DPiperScout 4m4 minutes ago
#Illini in the mix for Kansas transfer Carlton Bragg Jr. Coaches reached out to Bragg today.
#Illini in the mix for Kansas transfer Carlton Bragg Jr. Coaches reached out to Bragg today.
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Estimated time of arrival?
Am I wrong in thinking that the main reason why Bragg liked Illinois was Groce and now that Groce is gone the chances of him coming here now are very slim?
Walker is still here and he was recruited by Coach O as well
Free article posted by piper said that we'll be in the mix due to familiarity with Antiguia (when he was at UK) and Walker here. His final three were KU, UK, and UI
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Walker wasn't kept for 1 recruit.
LOL you are not getting Knox.
Yeah right.A highly ranked big fits most systems, let's not pretend losing Tilmon is a good thing
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I think the HaHa and dream portion of that post made it very clear that the poster knows we aren't getting Knox.
Amauri Hardy is interesting. He looks like a guy that Bob Huggins would love at WV. But I'm skeptical that both Michigan schools looked over him. Izzo already has a talented PG and will always be in the mix for more 5 stars so I'm not too worried about that. But Beilein is pretty good at finding and developing lower ranked guards so I can't believe he would miss a good PG in his own backyard.
This is a very important time so early in BU's tenure. Groce chose to fill his open roster spots with 5th years and transfers (McLaurin, Rice, Starks, Lewis, Cosby). Only two of those 5 were successful. In hindsight, it would have been nice to use at least a couple of those spots on high school kids.
This is a very important time so early in BU's tenure. Groce chose to fill his open roster spots with 5th years and transfers (McLaurin, Rice, Starks, Lewis, Cosby). Only two of those 5 were successful. In hindsight, it would have been nice to use at least a couple of those spots on high school kids.
True I guess the post he was quoting was a joke too
Tilmon/Mizzou is a completely different situation than Bragg/Illinois. But I agree, everyone knows recuiting is shady right now. But there is a right way to be shady and a wrong way to be shady. Some coaches are much more sleezy than others.
Not if Tilmon initiates the contact.
Lol, neither is Missouri.
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